The inability of a rich man to pass through the narrow doorway of heaven is due not to some moral defect, but from his fatness, built up over the years on a diet of caviar, fine chocolates, goose liver pate, well-marbled prime beef, exotic French liqeurs, etc.
He fails to fit not morally but physically. Had he not been rich enough to regularly eat high off the hog (including part of the hog), he would have gotten in. Instead he will be sent "down there" to be defatted for a few millenia by all-consuming hell-fire. When finally he is fried nearly to a crisp, he can and will pass. So there is, after all, hope for the rich. You can have it all here, and there too. But only after a sojourn in hell. --David Shove Roseville On Sat, 30 Apr 2005, Tim Bonham wrote: > > >...being wealthy does not imbue that person with an evil or good nature. > > A well-known moral figure disagrees with you, Margaret. > > "Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a > needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." > Matthew, Chap. 19, v. 24. > > Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
